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BATTLE FOR NO. 10


BikeBiz has collated the Active Travel and cycling-specific manifesto pledges of all the major political parties vying for your vote


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hese pledges have been taken verbatim from each party’s respective documents to help you, the voter, understand each ones plans for improving roads,


Active Travel, or cycle-specific infrastructure. Conservatives


Invest £36 billion in local roads, rail and buses to drive regional growth, including £8.3 billion to fill potholes and resurface roads, funded by cancelling the second phase of HS2. We will work with Active Travel England to make it safer for people to walk or cycle, including projects like ensuring safe walking routes to schools and measures to protect


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pedestrians, cyclists and other vulnerable road users. Where new schemes are introduced, we will ensure they


have local support first. While we back responsible cyclists, we will bring penalties for the rare instances where dangerous cyclists kill or injure into line with those for other road users.


Labour


Cars remain by far the most popular form of transport. Labour will maintain and renew our road network, to ensure it serves drivers, cyclists and other road users, remains safe, and tackles congestion. Invest in roads maintenance to fill in up to one million potholes every year


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